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I apologize for the stupidity of this question but would moving the taskbar to the side of the screen be a solution, or is it too small even for that?

Also I think Jones will win, I think his style matches up well with Rua's, especially with his huge reach. Rua's not an easy guy to finish, though, so this one could go the distance.

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I was a little dissapointed by that main event... I wasn't "THAT" excited for it. Maybe it's the media's fault for overhypying Jones and sucking the life out of him (for me).

You can over fucking hype Jones. Every bit of hype he gets is deserved. He just tore Rua to pieces in every single department, despite some people saying he couldn't match Rua in stand up or kicks. The guy is just outstanding in every single thing he does and deserves every bit of hype he ever gets.

Honestly cant wait to see Evans/Jones. I'm interested to see the gameplan of Evans that's for sure.

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I was a little dissapointed by that main event... I wasn't "THAT" excited for it. Maybe it's the media's fault for overhypying Jones and sucking the life out of him (for me).

Nah, you're just a cunt.

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I'm already thinking ahead to 'who can beat Jones?'.

For one thing, I think UFC should abandon GSP/Silva and switch their focus to Jones/Silva if they can at all convince Silva to take that fight. Reason: if GSP beats Silva, that's it. GSP won't move up to 205, and Silva/Jones will have lost its appeal. If Jones beats Silva, though, people would still be interested in GSP/Silva. Plus, I'm sure Jones will be a good draw on his own from now on, but "he beat Shogun, he's one of the best in his division" and "he beat Anderson Silva, he's one of the best in the world" are completely different stratospheres. Put that fight together and put it in Cowboy Stadium.

As for who at 205 can beat him? Certainly nobody who uses wrestling as their main strength - look at how he demolished Bader, who's no joke. Beating Shogun the way he did would suggest that strikers don't have much of a shot against him either without a freakish reach - and that includes Machida-types, who might come it at odd angles but still won't be able to get close enough to hit him without taking a few big shots themselves.

The one thing about Jones nobody's tested is his submission defence. Yes, Jones can smother absolutely against the ground and pound the shit out of them, but he's never faced anybody known for their BJJ either. We've only ever seen him against overmatched opponents, never having to actually defend anything (not counting fighting cautiously, as he did most of last night). Problem is, 205 - even with counting Strikeforce guys - isn't a division with a ton of BJJ specialists. Still, I think Thiago Silva would be the most interesting test they could come up with for him.

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